Radio prospects on the up and up
Finally, a ray of sunshine from revenue prognosticators, who say things look like they will finally begin picking up for the beleaguered radio industry....
Jess Cain dead at 81
Jess Cain, who retired from WHDH-AM Boston in 1991 after hosting the morning show for 33 years, has died after a long battle with...
Analysts encouraged by CCU radio
Yes, revenues fell again in Q4 at Clear Channel Radio, but didn’t fall as much as Wall Street analysts had expected. With Clear Channel...
ESPN Radio to debut three new shows
ESPN Radio will unveil three new programs when Erik Kuselias returns behind the microphone full-time on Saturday mornings, Jamal Mashburn makes his NBA points...
WFAN names Wayne Hagin to Mets on-air team
Sports Radio 66 WFAN NY, flagship for New York Mets baseball, has named play-by-play vet Wayne Hagin to the 2008 Mets radio broadcast team,...
Less is: a) More; b) simply less
With Q4 radio revenues down from a year earlier at Clear Channel, it is obvious that they were once again down from the final...
NAB sends a valentine to the recording industy
And it let members of Congress in on the tribute to the ongoing "love affair" between the two businesses. The recording industry traditionally provides...
An open letter to RAB President & CEO Jeff Haley from Stuart Sharpe
Jeff,First, congratulations on the Radio Advertising Bureau's presentation of one of the finest, most useful sales conferences in many years. This week's "Bold Signals" was...
An up quarter for Beasley
That’s a pleasant surprise, since analysts were expecting revenues to be down in Q4. Instead, Beasley reported a tiny 0.4% increase to 35 million,...
Arbitron sees 2008 revenues up 8-10%
Despite the tough ad market for radio stations, Arbitron CEO Steve Morris told analysts that the company was able to get rate increases in...
Clear Channel says closing on track for next month
“The company anticipates closing on or before March 31, 2008,” Clear Channel Communications stated in its Q4 and full year 2007 results news release....
RBR analysis: Some prime radio properties on the market
Parting with some prime radio real estate is the price that Clear Channel must pay, but only six stations, under the DOJ antitrust decision...
FCC clears equity groups for Clear Channel investment
The FCC is allowing Providence Equity Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners to restructure their stakes in certain broadcast companies in order to allow...
CCU settling lawsuit
The Providence Journal reports that Clear Channel Communications has tentatively agreed to pay 22 million bucks to settle a lawsuit brought by victims of...
Settlement with bond holders may nix Citadel dividend
Citadel Broadcasting hasn’t paid a dividend to shareholders since its special dividend just before the merger acquisition of ABC Radio from Disney. There had...